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Wikipedia will stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

据jù报道bào dào,维基百科Wéi jī Bǎi kē背后bèi hòu的de基金会jī jīn huì宣布xuān bù,将jiāng不再bù zài接受jiē shòu加密jiā mì货币huò bì作为zuò wéi捐赠juān zèng方式fāng shì,并bìng将jiāng关闭guān bì其qí比特币Bǐ tè bì支付zhī fù账户zhàng hù,防止fáng zhǐ未来wèi lái有yǒu任何rèn hé加密jiā mì货币huò bì的de捐赠juān zèng。

这zhè项xiàng决定jué dìng经过jīng guò了le基金会jī jīn huì成员chéng yuán长cháng时间shí jiān的de讨论tǎo lùn,最终zuì zhōng大dà多duō数shù人rén投票tóu piào废除fèi chú了le加密jiā mì货币huò bì捐赠juān zèng。

基金会jī jīn huì表示biǎo shì于yú2021年nián收到shōu dào了le占zhàn捐赠juān zèng总额zǒng é0.08%的de加密jiā mì货币huò bì捐款juān kuǎn。

因为yīn wèi与yǔ其他qí tā捐赠juān zèng形式xíng shì相比xiāng bǐ,加密jiā mì货币huò bì捐赠juān zèng数量shù liàng相对xiāng duì较jiào少shǎo,但是dàn shì有yǒu一定yī dìng的de环境huán jìng影响yǐng xiǎng与yǔ诈骗zhà piàn风险fēng xiǎn等děng一yī系列xì liè问题wèn tí。

当初dāng chū开始kāi shǐ接受jiē shòu加密jiā mì货币huò bì捐赠juān zèng时shí,该gāi举动jǔ dòng也yě遭到zāo dào了le用户yòng hù、开发者kāi fā zhě、甚至shèn zhì创始人chuàng shǐ rén的de强烈qiáng liè反对fǎn duì。

基金会jī jīn huì表示biǎo shì,他们tā men将jiāng继续jì xù关注guān zhù这zhè个gè问题wèn tí,对duì志愿者zhì yuàn zhě和hé捐赠者juān zèng zhě的de需求xū qiú保持bǎo chí灵活líng huó性xìng,并bìng会huì随时suí shí回应huí yìng大家dà jiā。

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Vocabulary 96 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
维基百科 Wéi jī Bǎi kēWikipedia
背后 bèi hòubehind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
基金会 jī jīn huìfoundation (institution supported by an endowment)
宣布 xuān bùto declare / to announce / to proclaim
将 jiāngwill / shall
不再 bù zàino more; no longer
接受 jiē shòuto accept; to acquiesce
加密 jiā mìencryption
货币 huò bìcurrency / money
作为 zuò wéito act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
捐赠 juān zèngto contribute (as a gift) / to donate
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
并 bìngfurthermore / also / simultaneously
关闭 guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
其 qíhis / her / its / their
比特币 Bǐ tè bìBitcoin (cryptocurrency)
支付 zhī fùto pay (money)
账户 zhàng hùbank account / online account
防止 fáng zhǐto prevent / to guard against / to take precautions
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
有 yǒuto have; there is
任何 rèn héany; whatever; whichever
这 zhèthis; these
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
决定 jué dìngdecision
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
成员 chéng yuánmember
长 chánglong
时间 shí jiāntime
讨论 tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
最终 zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
数 shùnumber; figure
人 rénperson; people
投票 tóu piàoto vote
废除 fèi chúto abolish / to abrogate / to repeal
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
年 niányear
收到 shōu dàoto receive
占 zhànto take possession of / to occupy / to take up
总额 zǒng étotal (amount or value)
捐款 juān kuǎndonation / contribution (of money)
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
形式 xíng shìouter appearance / form / shape / formality
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
数量 shù liàngamount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
相对 xiāng duìrelatively
较 jiào(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
少 shǎofew / less
但是 dàn shìbut; however
一定 yī dìnga certain ...; a given ...
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
诈骗 zhà piànto defraud / to swindle / to blackmail
风险 fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
系列 xì lièseries / set
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
当初 dāng chūat that time / originally
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
时 shíwhen
该 gāithat / the above-mentioned
举动 jǔ dòngact / action / activity / move / movement
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
遭到 zāo dàoto suffer / to meet with (sth unfortunate)
用户 yòng hùuser / consumer / subscriber / customer
开发者 kāi fā zhědeveloper
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
创始人 chuàng shǐ réncreator; founder; initiator
强烈 qiáng lièstrong; intense
反对 fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
他们 tā menthey; them
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
关注 guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
志愿者 zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
和 héand; together with
捐赠者 juān zèng zhědonor; contributor
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
灵活 líng huóflexible / nimble / agile
性 xìngsuffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
随时 suí shíat any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
回应 huí yìngto respond
大家 dà jiāeveryone